Carl Erik Sahlberg is a Swedish pastor has been a missionary, professor and more recently a pastor.
His first service at his last congregation had 3 old ladies, one of whom suggested the church building be turned into a pool. Some 11 years later 400 people were worshiping regularly at the congregation and it was serving a further 700 in compassion ministries.
In this book he explores the biblical, historical and pastoral perspectives of a growing church, in the following chapters:
Ecclesia - a church that wants to grow is open to all
Diaconia- a church that wants to grow cares for people
Koinonia - a church that wants to grow has a loving fellowship
Kerygma - a church that wants to grow preaches Christ
Praxia- a church that wants to grow lives a clean life
Martyria - church that wants to grow is ready to suffer
Liturgia - a church that wants to grow seeks God in prayer
Mission - a church that wants to grow uses lay people
Dynamis- church that wants to grow is open to the power of the Holy Spirit
This free ebook is available here
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